Brighton, Marathon County, Wisconsin

Brighton, Wisconsin
Town
Location of Brighton, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°49′7″N 90°16′11″W / 44.81861°N 90.26972°WCoordinates: 44°49′7″N 90°16′11″W / 44.81861°N 90.26972°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Marathon
Area
• Total	34.2 sq mi (88.7 km^2)
• Land	34.2 sq mi (88.6 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km^2)
Elevation[1]	1,309 ft (399 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	612
• Density	18/sq mi (6.9/km^2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	715 & 534
FIPS code	55-09650[2]
GNIS feature ID	1582858[1]

Brighton is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 612 at the 2010 census.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.2 square miles (88.7 km²), of which 34.2 square miles (88.6 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²), or 0.06%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 611 people, 197 households, and 159 families residing in the town. The population density was 17.9 people per square mile (6.9/km²). There were 205 housing units at an average density of 6.0 per square mile (2.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.89% White, 2.29% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 197 households out of which 44.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.6% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.46.

In the town the population was spread out with 32.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 105.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,304, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $26,333 versus $23,281 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,710. About 7.6% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• William McNeight, Wisconsin farmer and legislator, was born in the town.^[4]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Brighton town, Marathon County, Wisconsin". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
4. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1946,' Biographical Sketch of William McNeight, pg. 33